NEED-TO-KNOW NEWS — For Thursday July 3
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY — IN BRIEF
A Voice of Baltimore compendium, local and beyond. Your weekday morning look (with links) at late-breaking news, current events, and what will be talked about wherever you may go on Thursday:
Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco was ranked Wednesday by ESPN in the second tier of leading NFL quarterbacks, behind Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger.
• ESPN RANKS FLACCO 12th BEST NFL QUARTERBACK
He didn’t make first tier, with Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees and Andrew Luck — a surprise Tier 1 finalist — but he is in Tier 2, ranked No. 12, behind Eli Manning, Ben Roethlisberger, Matt Ryan and Tony Romo.
Read More at: NFL.com | ESPN
| Baltimore Sun
• STATE BOARD TRIMS MORE THAN $84M FROM MARYLAND BUDGET
Gov. Martin O’Malley on Wednesday persuaded the Board of Public Works to cut up to $84 million in planned spending for next year.
Under the governor’s proposal, nearly $76 million will be cut from the state’s $16.1 billion fiscal 2015 general fund, with an additional $1.2 million in planned special fund spending to be erased and about $7 million moved around to cushion any blow expected by a weak economy.
Read More at: WBAL-TV (Channel 11)
• SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE AT MORGAN PROMPTS INVESTIGATION
An investigation into Morgan State University’s handling of a reported sexual assault earlier this year has been opened by the U.S. Department of Education, as the number of colleges nationwide facing scrutiny for their response to sexual violence allegations has grown.
Read More at: Baltimore Sun
• D.C. SNIPER MALVO APPEALS LIFE SENTENCE
Lee Boyd Malvo claims his sentence of life without parole for a killing spree that terrorized the Maryland-D.C.-Virginia region for more than three weeks in Oct. 2002 is unconstitutional. His adult accomplice, John Allen Muhammad, was executed by Virginia in 2009.
Read More at: WJZ-TV (Channel 13)
• ANNAPOLIS TO CHARGE $1 FOR CIRCULATOR TROLLEY OR ELIMINATE SERVICE
The two options will be discussed at a July 30 public meeting, as the city struggles to deal with more than $1.1 million in cuts to its Department of Transportation fiscal 2015 budget that went into effect Tuesday.
Read More at: The Annapolis Capital
N.B.: NEED-TO-KNOW NEWS is a weekday/workday readers’ service. As such, Voice of Baltimore will not publish a compendium tomorrow, Friday July 4th.
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NEED-TO-KNOW NEWS — For Wednesday July 2
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY — IN BRIEF
A Voice of Baltimore compendium, local and beyond. Your weekday morning look (with links) at late- breaking news, current events, and what will be talked about wherever you may go on Wednesday:
Ellicott City is in the running to be named the “Best Main Street” in America.
• ELLICOTT CITY IS SEMIFINALIST IN ‘BEST MAIN STREET’ CONTEST
The Howard County town is among four semifinalists for the title of “America’s Best Main Street,” sponsored by Parade magazine, which will feature the winning town on its pages later this summer.
Read More at: WBAL-Radio(1090AM)
• U.S. FALLS TO BELGIUM, 2-1, IN WORLD CUP THRILLER
On the final day of round-of-16 matches, the United States was eliminated by Belgium in an extra- time classic soccer thriller Tuesday
in Brazil.
Read More at: Washington Post
• HAMPDEN MERCHANTS, RESIDENTS AT ODDS OVER PARKING
The conflict is allegedly being caused by construction workers on the Rotunda renovation project who park on neighborhood streets.
Read More at: Maryland Daily Record
• FREE MEAL PROGRAMS EXPANDED IN CITY, COUNTY
Baltimore City and County are expanding efforts to feed children who lose access to free and reduced-price meals when school lets out for the summer.
Read More at: Baltimore Sun
• MARYLAND HIGHEST IN GAS PRICES IN REGION
GOP gubernatorial candidate Larry Hogan blames the O’Malley-Brown Administration for imposing new taxes on gasoline, as gas prices nationwide have risen to their highest level in six years.
Read More at: WBAL-TV (Channel 11)
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NEED-TO-KNOW NEWS — For Tuesday July 1
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY — IN BRIEF
A Voice of Baltimore compendium, local and beyond. Your weekday morning look (with links) at late-breaking news, current events, and what will be talked about wherever you may go on Tuesday:
Police addressed bicycle safety Monday at press conference in Anne Arundel Co.
• BICYCLE SAFETY ADDRESSED AT PRESS CONFERENCE
Anne Arundel County Police held a press briefing Monday after- noon to discuss a series of recent bicycle-car crashes after four bicyclists — one of whom remains in critical condition at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore — were taken to area hospitals following three separate crashes Saturday on the Broadneck Peninsula, Brooklyn Park and Tracey’s Landing.
Read More at: WBAL-Radio (1090AM)
• HOPKINS HOSPITAL, SERVICE WORKERS TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS
The talks will resume Tuesday, after a week-long cooling-off period requested by Gov. O’Malley.
Read More at: Baltimore Sun
• DAILY RECORD PARENT CO. APPOINTS NEW CEO
Mark A. McEachen will take the reins of the financially troubled Dolan Company next Monday, which owns the Maryland Daily Record along with other legal publications, business journals, and niche print and web products in 19 geographic markets.
The appointment comes within weeks of the Dolan Company’s emergence from Chapter 11 prepackaged bankruptcy that lasted 81 days and allowed the company to reduce its debt by approximately half, from $100 million to about $50 million.
Read More at: Maryland Daily Record
• TWO MD. COUNTIES TO PROVIDE ATTORNEYS AT INITIAL COURT APPEARANCES
Indigent defendants will have representation beginning Tuesday by legal counsel at initial appearances before a court commissioner in Washington and Frederick Counties, as the result of a ruling in April by the Maryland Court of Appeals.
Read More at: Hagerstown Herald-Mail
• SOMERSET CO. POLICE CHIEF ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH DRUNK DRIVING
The Police Chief of Fruitland, which is centrally located on Maryland’s Lower Eastern Shore near Salisbury, was off-duty driving his personal car, unarmed and not in uniform when he was arrested. He has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and following too closely.
Read More at: Associated Press
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NEED-TO-KNOW NEWS — For Monday June 30
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY — IN BRIEF
A Voice of Baltimore compendium, local and beyond. Your weekday morning look (with links) at late-breaking news, current events, and what will be talked about wherever you may go on Monday:
Miss Allegany County Jade Kenny was named Miss Maryland 2014 Saturday night in Hagerstown. (Photo/Colleen McGrath, Hagerstown Herald-Mail)
• MISS ALLEGANY COUNTY NAMED 2014 MISS MARYLAND
Jade Kenny, 23, of Madison, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, will represent the state in the Miss America competition Sept. 14 in Atlantic City.
Read More at: Hagerstown Herald-Mail
• MARKET-RATE SENIOR APART- MENTS OPEN AT STADIUM PLACE
The $7.2 million Heritage Run at Stadium Place opened this week on the grounds of the former Memorial Stadium in North Baltimore.
Read More at: WJZ-TV (Channel 13) | Maryland Daily Record
• TOWSON U. STADIUM PROTESTED BY RODGERS FORGE RESIDENTS
The nearby residents rallied outside the university Saturday morning, saying the school has refused to negotiate with them on the plans for the proposed new stadium and ballpark.
Read More at: Baltimore Sun
• BALTIMORE ASSISTED-LIVING FACILITY LOCKS PATIENTS IN ROOMS
Located in the 3600 block of White Avenue, the facility is now under investigation by police and Adult Protective Services.
Read More at: WBAL-Radio (1090AM)
• FORMER P&G CHIEF NAMED TO HEAD VETERANS AFFAIRS
The President will nominate Bob McDonald Monday to take over the troubled department — rather than a former military general, as has been standard operating procedure in the past.
Read More at: Washington Post
N.B.: NEED-TO-KNOW NEWS is a weekday/workday readers’ service. As such, Voice of Baltimore will not publish a compendium on Friday July 4th.
